The Edmonton Oilers played their best game of the series and the Golden Knights their worst Monday. And now, the Knights’ season is on the line.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said “hopefully” the team’s captain can play next game after suffering an upper-body injury Saturday.
Reilly Smith was acquired by the Golden Knights at the trade deadline. On Saturday night, he scored one of the more important goals of his career.
Defenseman Brayden McNabb was obviously tripped in overtime of Game 2 on Thursday, a significant non-call in a game the Golden Knights lost 17 seconds later.
The Golden Knights killed a five-minute major penalty in overtime, but then watched as Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl scored to put them in a 2-0 series hole.
The Golden Knights’ first selection in the 2017 expansion draft is now starting against them for the Oilers in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Whether UNLV will soon be invited into a Power Four conference is unknown, but the Rebels have positioned themselves nicely for such a reality.
The Golden Knights will want to forget about Game 1 as soon as possible after the Edmonton Oilers erupted for three goals in the third period en route to a win.
A former five-star linebacker recruit and a quarterback who decommitted from San Diego State have chosen to play for UNLV football coach Dan Mullen.
The series will dissect the rampant professionalization of college sports, including NIL payments, the transfer portal and conference realignment.
Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill came up big yet again in the playoffs, leading his team to a series-clinching win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
One of the most popular Golden Knights of all time was forced into action against them in a high-stakes Game 5 on Tuesday. The Knights prevailed.
Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb, an Original Misfit, is bringing his grit and physicality into his team’s series against the Minnesota Wild.
There was no panic Saturday from the Golden Knights, who rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit to tie their best-of-seven series against the Minnesota Wild.
Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev have combined for zero points in a series the Knights trail 2-1 against Minnesota heading into Game 4 on Saturday.